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polygenism

[ puh-lij-uh-niz-uhm ]

noun

  1. the theory that the human race has descended from two or more ancestral types.


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Other Words From

  • po·lyge·nist noun adjective
  • po·lyge·nistic adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of polygenism1

First recorded in 1875–80; poly- + -gen(y) + -ism

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